工程项目中违约对执行方式的影响研究：资产专用性的调节作用

The Effect of Contract Violation on Enforcement in the Construction Industry: The Moderating Role of Asset Specificity

根据合约本质将违约分为条款违约和精神违约,并基于对工程实践的细致观察,考虑被违约方合约执行和声誉执行两种违约回应方式,旨在探究违约对执行决策的影响以及资产专用性的调节作用。通过分析来自中国建筑行业的问卷数据,研究发现条款违约会引发更加严厉的合约执行,而精神违约引发更加严厉的声誉执行。此外,资产专用性增加精神违约所引发的声誉执行,但其对违约到合约执行的调节作用没有得到证实。研究结果强调违约的本质,对工程行业中不同的违约处理方式进行区分,并为工程实践中的违约处理决策提供启示和解读。

Based on the nature of contracts,this study classifies violations into provision violation and spirit violation.Considering two types of violation responses,namely,contract and reputation enforcement,this study investigates the effects of violations on enforcement and the moderating effects of asset specificity.Using data from the Chinese construction industry,this study shows that the provision violation will trigger more severe contract enforcement,while spirit violations will generate more severe reputation enforcement.Furthermore,asset specificity strengthens the influence of spirit violations on reputation enforcement,but does not play a moderating role in the relationship between contract violation and contract enforcement.The findings highlight the nature of violations,identify different kinds of enforcement in construction industry,and provide interpretations for making decisions of enforcement in practices.